Lashandria journey to lose over 350 pounds began at an early age. Listen to her amazing story and how Bariatric surgery saved her life.   

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Tara was a guest speaker at the Bari Successful Virtual Meetup where she shared her bariatric journey and struggles. She shared her struggle with addiction and how she overcame it.   Tara has over 100k followers on TikTok and is helping the community by being transparent about her bariatric journey.   

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People ask me if I did research before having bariatric surgery. I did not. Listening to stories of other people's journey didn't seem like a good idea to me. So, I took the advice of my doctor about which surgery I should have and kept going. When it comes to making a decision about having weight loss surgery or not no amount of research will help you. You have two choices. Make the choice that's best for you.

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In this episode, I talk about my sugar addiction and why I choose to stay away from surgery treats. 

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In this episode, I talk about the 5k walk I did with my husband, daughter and son. My daughter wanted to quit and I refused to allow her. Was I wrong? I talk about my reasoning for pushing her to finish the 5k in today's episode. 

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In this episode, I talk about how my procrastinating behavior disguises real issues. 

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This is the final part of my conversation with Amber Boyd, licensed therapist about Bariatric mindset.

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Amber Boyd is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, practicing since 2011, supporting clients who are battling issues of anxiety, depression, work/life balance, setting and maintaining boundaries, and identifying multigenerational layers of trauma. After having VSG bariatric surgery on June 17th, 2021, she shifted her work to also support bariatric patients as she noticed a disparity in support around mental, emotional, social, and environmental well-being. Amber created a journal/workbook: "Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey" (available on Amazon) and a 5-Week 1:1 Program to support pre-op bariatric patients with the biopsychosocial aspect of their well-being to prepare for surgery (also entitled Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey 1:1 Experience). Amber is also a podcast host (Moments of Authenticity) and it is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

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This is part 2 of the conversation I had with Amber Boyd, a license therapist who had bariatric surgery. 

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Amber Boyd is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, practicing since 2011, supporting clients who are battling issues of anxiety, depression, work/life balance, setting and maintaining boundaries, and identifying multigenerational layers of trauma. After having VSG bariatric surgery on June 17th, 2021, she shifted her work to also support bariatric patients as she noticed a disparity in support around mental, emotional, social, and environmental well-being. Amber created a journal/workbook: "Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey" (available on Amazon) and a 5-Week 1:1 Program to support pre-op bariatric patients with the biopsychosocial aspect of their well-being to prepare for surgery (also entitled Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey 1:1 Experience). Amber is also a podcast host (Moments of Authenticity) and it is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

IG; @HealingThroughAuthenticity

Facebook: facebook.com/HealingThroughAuthenticity

TikTok: @_adeebee

Podcast: Moments of Authenticity (Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts)

Website: amberboydtherapy.com/bariatricjourney

In this episode, part one of three, I sat down with Amber Boyd, a license therapist who had bariatric surgery, to talk about preparing your mind before WLS and mental health after WLS. 

Amber Boyd is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, practicing since 2011, supporting clients who are battling issues of anxiety, depression, work/life balance, setting and maintaining boundaries, and identifying multigenerational layers of trauma. After having VSG bariatric surgery on June 17th, 2021, she shifted her work to also support bariatric patients as she noticed a disparity in support around mental, emotional, social, and environmental well-being. Amber created a journal/workbook: "Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey" (available on Amazon) and a 5-Week 1:1 Program to support pre-op bariatric patients with the biopsychosocial aspect of their well-being to prepare for surgery (also entitled Preparing For Your Bariatric Journey 1:1 Experience). Amber is also a podcast host (Moments of Authenticity) and it is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

IG; @HealingThroughAuthenticity

Facebook: facebook.com/HealingThroughAuthenticity

TikTok: @_adeebee

Podcast: Moments of Authenticity (Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts)

Website: amberboydtherapy.com/bariatricjourney  

In this episode, I talk about wanting to eat food out of habit and how consistently allowing myself to eat certain food makes m welcome back old habits.